Krystal Restaurants

Founded: 1932 Franchising since: 1990

1 Union Sq. Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402

Phone: (800)458-5912

Franchisor has 115 employee(s); 6 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2005	181	0	0	244

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North carolina, Oklahoma, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Virginia, West virginia

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Varies

Total investment: $900K-1.3M Franchise fee: $32.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 4.5% Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	Yes
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	Yes
Accounts Receivable	No	Yes
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $1.2M
Cash liquidity requirement: $600K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience

Operations

• 94% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 30
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 5 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 5 weeks

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#344 (2006); #279 (2005);